Catherine McMullen
, after long vacillation, married Thomas Henry Cookson
, a Protestant grammar-school master. She decided to marry him in defiance of her priest, who forbade her to do it, and her friend, Nan Smyth
Family and Intimate relationships
Catherine Cookson
Before moving south CC
had several boyfriends; however, religion and fear of consequences kept her chaste. She was several times exploited, dumped, or both. As an unattached woman, she had to fend off men who...
Friends, Associates
Catherine Cookson
Nan Smyth
, nearing death from lung cancer, came back into CC
's life in 1969. She died soon afterwards, but left with Tom Cookson
, evidently in an attempt to cause maximum damage, a...
